51.3% ▲ +98.9%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tomerong · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Tomerong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of residents in Tomerong have finished Year 12, marking a significant increase in educational attainment for the area. While these figures remain well below the national average, the community has seen a sharp rise in both high school and university qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who completed Year 12 rose 26 points since 2011 to reach 51.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tomerong, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 21.8% of the population, an increase of 14 points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite being well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.8% ▲ +178.0%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Tomerong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 15.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tomerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122134/tomerong/topic/education